Tag: High Speed Rail Sun, May 19, 2013
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City Council to Debate High Speed Rail Route
EnvironmentLocalPolitics Dec 07, 2010, by Silicon Valley NewsroomCity Council is scheduled to discuss the latest developments in the proposed aerial route that high speed rail will take to reach its downtown destination. Meanwhile, Scott Knies, Executive Director of the San Jose Downtown Association, is already voicing his reservations, and urging the city to reconsider the tunnel option instead.
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Schwarzenegger Wants Wisconsin’s High Speed Rail Money
News Nov 19, 2010, by Silicon Valley NewsroomGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asking for Wisconsin’s high speed rail funding. Wisconsin governor-elect Scott Walker wants to use the $810 million allocated to the state for high speed rail redirected for road repairs, but LaHood has turned him down, saying that the money should go specifically for trains, even if they are in another state.
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Peninsula Loses out on Bullet Trains for Now
Local Nov 05, 2010, by Danny WoolThe High Speed Rail Authority has decided that the first line to be laid will be between Merced and Bakersfield, not San Francisco and San Jose. For unions this means the loss of tens of thousands of potential construction jobs, while Caltrain will have to postpone its switch to electric trains. Because it does not connect major population centers, the new line will not have any trains running on it when it is completed.
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Palo Alto Nixes High-Speed Rail Station
Local Oct 26, 2010, by Guest Writers
High-speed rail may have just received another $900 million in federal funding, but Palo Alto isn’t interested. At last night’s city council meeting, councilmembers voted unanimously to tell the High Speed Rail Authority that they do not want a station in their city. The problem, they say, comes down to traffic, costs, and parking.
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At its meeting on Tuesday, San Jose City Council voted to run the proposed high speed rail line on an aerial track, at least 60 feet above the city, as it makes its way to Diridon Station. The 8-2 vote rejected the alternative proposal of building an underground tunnel for the train, as is planned for Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Up or Down for High Speed Rail?
CommunityEnvironmentLocal Sep 14, 2010, by Danny WoolAt its meeting today, City Council will decide how the proposed high speed rail line will enter the city and make its way to Diridon station—on an elevated track, 60 feet above the city, or through a tunnel deep below it. An elevated track would be noisier and a potential eyesore. A tunnel would be more expensive and take longer to build.
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